The author was very good at getting across the characters emotions, and the story itself was interesting enough that I couldn’t really put the book down. I struggled with this review a little, because I had heard very good things about this book and had high expectations going in. Unfortunately, the story then focuses on that for a large part of the book and although ultimately it’s still about what happened to her son, that seems to take a backseat for a while. The story unfolds from there, and the author does a good job of describing the shock, panic, anger, grief, and a million other emotions that you must be feeling in that moment and the following weeks and months.Īfter the kidnapping, we see that it has affected Marin and Derek’s relationship in a big way. In a busy market, Marin Machado let’s go of her 4 year old son’s hand for just a second and he was taken. This novel starts with any parents’ worst nightmare. They’re admired in their community and are a loving family. Married to her college sweetheart, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and Derek runs his own company. That’s how long it took for someone to steal Marin Machado’s four-year-old son.
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